Unit 6 Review

What are the characteristics of continental tropical air masses?

• cool dry air

• warm moist air

• warm dry air

• cool moist air

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Which air mass has formed immediately north of Antarctica?

• maritime polar

• continental polar

• maritime tropical

• continental tropical

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What type of weather front does the symbol represent?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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What type of weather front does the symbol represent?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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What type of front is represented by the symbol?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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What type of weather front is represented by the symbol?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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What happens when a cold front comes in?

• it is when a cold and warm air mass meet and do not move

• it is when a faster-moving cold air mass overtakes and displaces warm air

• it is when a faster-moving cold air mass traps a warm air mass against another cold air mass

• it is when moving warm air rises over denser, cold air causing the two to collide

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What happens when a warm front comes in?

• it is when moving warm air rises over denser, cold air causing the two to collide

• it is when a faster-moving cold air mass traps a warm air mass against another cold air mass

• it is when a faster-moving cold air mass overtakes and displaces a warm air mass

• it is when a cold and warm air mass meet and do not move

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Which statement best describes a characteristic of maritime polar air mass?

• they occur mostly during the summer

• they form over water with cool, moist air

• they bring dense, heavy snow in the winter

• they have cool, dry air that forms over land

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which major type of air mass typically brings cool, dry weather?

• maritime polar

• maritime tropical

• continental polar

• continental tropical

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